Combined computing and listing machine.



D. W. SHIEK.

MBINED COMPUTING AND LISTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED r2346, 1912.

1, 1 1 1,867, Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED PEB.16, 1912.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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COMBINED COMPUTING AND LISTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.1G,1912.

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D. W. SHIEK.

COMBINED COMPUTING AND LISTING MACHINE.

APPLIGATIOH FILED FEB 16, 1912.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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COMBINED COMPUTING AND LISTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16, 1912 Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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D. W. SHIEK.

COMBINED COMPUTING AND LISTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED r118. 15, 1912.

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OOMBINED COMPUTING AND LISTING MACHINE.

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COMBINED CGMPUTIke Am; LISTING MACHINE.

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DANIEL w. SHIEK, oFcH IcAco, ILLINOIS, ASISIGNOBJTQ WALTER L. MI'LLIKEN, or.

' BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

COMBINED COMPUTING AND LISTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

Application filed February 16, 1912. Serial No. 678,068.

of Cook and State of Illinois, havein vented ,certain new and useful Improvements'in a Combined Computing and List ing Mar "inc, of which the following is a description.

My invention belongs to that general class of devices constructed to mechanically add or carry .on other computing operations, and when desired to register the result of those couip tations or othennumbers, by suitable 1.6 printing means; and in the broader sense,

- .a class lot-machines or devices in which a portion of ,the printing may be a registration of the result of the computing operation, while other parts of the printed charactors may simply be for the purpose of identifying means common in the operation of listing, such for example, as in listing cars, in which the number of. the car or cargo may-ibe listed together with the gross 2 5 weights and net weights, or such other matter-.as may be necessary. My present invention is adapted for several distinct operatiorrs, which may be desirable or necessary in conducting a general business: or when employed for different lines of business. Among those special operations may be enumerated the'followingz First, the device is capable of being employed as a key operated computing machine only. Second, it may be employed as a key setting, and power driven computing machine only. Third, it may be employed 'as akey setting, lever operated, computing and listing machine: Fourth, as a key set- 0 ting, power driven computing and listing machine. Fifth, as a key-setting, lever operated, listing machine alone, and sixth, as a key setting, power driven listing machine alone. There are other purposes to which the machine may be put, as will appear in the general description hereafter given, but

those above are deemed of sutlicient importance to call for a special mention.

My invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described, and particularly enumerated in the claims. In

the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a combined computing and listing machine, en'ibodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the "sin lie with parts broken awaytg more clearly show the construction. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section, taken on a line near 0 the center of the machine. Fig. dis a sectional view taken substantially on line 4, 4

of Fig. 3, looking down upon the machine, with a portion of the parts removed to clearly show the arrangement. Fig. 5 is a 65 partial detail view with parts removed or broken away to show the construction. Fig.

6 is a sectional-view showing the operating hand lever and cooperating-parts. Fig. 7

is a partial detail view, showing the driving mechanism. i Fig. 8 is a partial view of the same parts shown in. Fig. 7, looking-downward, other parts being removed to: more clearly illustrate the construction; Fig. 9

is a partial longitudinal vertical section, showing the position of the parts when a key is operated for setting up purposes. Figs.

10 to 15 inclusive are detail views' of the clutch mechanism for the several series or orders ofnumbers"indicated on the key-0 board. Fig. 16 is a detail view, indicating the position of certain parts during't'he operation of the clutch. Figs. 17 to 21 inclusive are detail views of several different parts. Figs. 22. 23. 2-3.1; and 24 aredetail" views of parts of the carrying mechanism. Fig. 25 is a side elevation. illustrating in detail, parts of the printing mechanism. Fig. 26 is a section on line 26, 26 of Fig. 25. Fig. 27 is a section on line 27. 27 of Fig. 15. Fig. 28 is a detail view of one of the piston plungers of the printing mechanism, and Fig. 29 is a detail iew of the part-221.

In the preferred form illustrated in the drawings, 1 is a suitable base having mounted upon it the various parts of the machine,

2 is a keyboard of a well known form provided with a plurality of series of keys 3, each of which series of keys represents the numerals from 1 to 9 inclusive of a'given 00 order, and the various series are arranged side by side, as usual, in a position to properly arrange the different orders. Upon each of the heads 4 of the keys i is prefcrably marked a numeral indicating the num- 105. her which the key represents in the opera tion of the machine, and upon the head may also be marked the complemental number in the well known manner. The keys a re properly guided by suitable plates in th ir 15- 1') f ision's or equivalentparts 14 (Figs. 3 and 9) arranged in proximity tothe cam faces of cal movement, and are each provided with suitable stops 5, or equivalent parts (Figs. 7 and 8) positioned to contact with, or otherwise arranged to operate, the bar 6, which connects the corresponding arms of the bell crank levers 7, 8 and 9, 10 respectively, piw I otally mounted at the points 11 and 12. The other ends of the bellcrank levers are connected by a corresponding bar 13. The keys 3 are also provided with pins, extenis suitably supportedupon'a fixed part of the machine by means of slots 20 and pins 21.

Asbest shown in Figsi3, 5, and 9, and also shown in Fig. 21, thearm 7 of the bell crank mounted upon the shaft 11 has pivotally connected to it at 22,'a lever 23 pro videdat its-upper end-with a segment 24, which segment. meshes with a segment 25 pivotallymounted on thesame shaft 11, and connectedto and moving with a. bar 26 also mounted .on said shaft. A link 27 (Figs. 3

and 9) pivotallyconnects the arm 26 with an' extensionor arm 28 .secured to and moving with'the' longitudinal movable bar 19.

As most clearly shown in Figs. 3, 5 and 9, a link 29 pivotally connected to the free end of the lever 23, extends to and is pivotally connected with a swinging arm 30, also pivotally carried on the shaft 11. Connected .toor integral with the swingingarm 30 is a toothed segment 31, meshing with the segment 32 pivotallymounted on a shaft 33.

,connected to-and .moving with the segment 32 is anoscillating arm 34, carrying upon its free end a toothed segment 35,- meshing with a segment or equivalent part 36 loosely mounted on a shaft 37'. An extension of the segment 36, as clearly shown-in Figs. 3, 5 and 9, is provided withapivotally mounted pawl 38, maintainedvin operative engagement with the ratchetwheel 39 by a suitable spring 40.

Referring now to Fig, .17, it will beseen that the ratchet wheel 39' has-secured thereto in some suitable. manner to rotate therewith, a miter gear 41. The miter gear 41 engages the idlerem iter 42in mesh withthe cooperating miter 43, thereby driving the same in the reverse dir'ectio'n from the miter 41. Suital 3y connected to the miter 43 so as to rotate therewith, is a gear wheel 44. The

pinion 44 is In engagement with a gear 45' (see Figs. 3. 5 and 9) mounted on a shaft 40, and said gear 45 is also in engagement with a pinion 47, secured to and operating with the registering wheel 48 mounted on the shaft 49.

As thus far explained, and referring partieularly to Figs. 3, 5 and 9, in the latter of which the key of the numeral 5 is shown depressed, the pin 14 contacting with the cam oirl'lic hell crank stop 15, depresses one arm of theoell crank and elevates the other in the line of the cooperating stop 18 on the longitudinal movable bar 19, limiting the movement of saidbar. The initial movement in de ressing the key, as will be clearly shown in *ig. 7, depresses the bar 6 and swings the arm 7 of the bell crank mounted on the shaft 11 rearward. As the arm 7 swings rearward, it carries with it the pivot 22 thereon (Figs. 3, 5 and 9) and the lever 23 provided with the segment 24, which latter, by its engagement with the segment 25, carries the latter with it to a point limited by the permitted movement of the bar 19 by reason of its connected arm 28 and link 27, which is connected with the arm 2-6, and its toothed segment 25. The complemental movement from this point onward permitted to the parts, is in each case just sufiicient to operate the registering wheel 48 to indicate the character representing the particular key depressed. At the moment the link 271positively limits any further movementof the arm 26 with its connected segment 25, the further rearward movement of the bell crank arm 7 continuesito carry the lever 23, pivoted at 22 on said arm 7, in a rearward direction, but the engagement of the segment 24 on said lever with the segment 25.

now held firmly against movement," causes the segment 24 to rideupon the segment 25, and throws the free arm or lever 23 rearward, and by means of the link 29, oscillates the arm 30 withits connected segment 31, which latter, by its engagement with the segment 32, moves the latter the measured distance permitted, and hence moves the arm 34 with its segment 35, a measured distance, partially rotating the segment 36 and ratchet 39, and thence through the connections described, the gear wheel 44 in an opposite direction, and finally through the connections described, the registering wheel adistance measured exactly by the complemental movement, permitted to the parts after the bar 19- 1S positively brought to a stop by itsengagement with the stop on the' arm 15.

It will be understood that each order is equipped in the manner described with suitable means forcarrying the 10s of one order to the next highe'r'order, which-will be hereafter described. As thus explained, it will be clear that the machine may be operated as a computing machine, if desired, and that, too, by key operation alone and without operating lever or any other power for driving the connected parts.

When it is desired to operate the device .as a power driven computing machine alone,

.each order. There is also loosely noupted upon said shaft 50 for each of sald'disks,

.and in proximity thereto, a sleeve or member 52, (see Figs. 12 to lainelusive) which has loosely mounted thereon a trip or retainlnfg lever 53. To the sleeve 52 is secured a pre erably double faced cam 54 and a hubfiatl. having pivotally mounted upon it a spring dog 55, provided with a spring 56 normally tending to press the dog outward as shown (Fig. 12). The trip lever 53 extends on either side of the disk 51 to engage the stop hereafter described, so as to release the dog from the marginal rim of the disk 51. The trip lever 53 has a pin -"i7 laterally extending therefrom, and'so positioned as to be located beneath the dog 55, so that when the trip lever comes in contact with the stop, and is brought to rest, the further rotation of the sleeve-and its-associated parts will cause the dog to be lifted or pressed backward, and thus released from its frictional contact with the rim of the disk 51. Upon a suitable shaft. 58 is mounted a series of bell crank levers 59, 60, one for each of said disks 51, the arm 59 being extended so as to normally be in the'line of travel of the extending ends of the trip lever 53. A spring 61 (Figs. 3 and 7) tends to normally rrtain the arm 59 in a position to engage the extending end of the trip lever as stated. The arm 7 of the hell crank lever pivoted upon the shaft 11, as heretofore described, has pivotally mounted upon its free end. a can! 62 provided with an extension 63, arranged to contact with an extending pin 64 on the said arm 7. The cam 62 is arranged to contact with an extending pin or equivalent part 65. carried near the free end of the arm of the bell crank lever 59. 60, so that upon a 'omparativcly slight movement of the arm the arm 60 will be depressed and the arm .39 drawn away from the extending end of the trip lever 53. permitting the same to drop and free the dog 55, which by reason of its spring 56, is pressed outward and frictionallyengages the rim of the disk 51. Below' each, series of keys and in line therewith, is a longitudinal movable bar 66, as shown, maintained in position by a slot and a key setting pin engagement upon a suitable part of the machine. Upon the bar 66 15 formed. a plurality of lateral extensions 67, one for each key of a series, so positioned that when the bar 66 is moved rearward, as shown 1n Fig. '9, such lateral extensions come directly beneath and slightly below the ends of the keys 3. so as to limit their movement. A link 6h (Figs. 3 and 9) connects the bar 66 with an arm 69 mounted upon a shaft 70, which, as shown in Fig. 2, has on its outer end a thumb lever 71, which is lin ited in its oscillation by suitable pins 72, 72, or their equivalents. On the under side of the bar 66, at a suitable point, is formed an indentation or slot 73, so arranged that as the part 66 is moved rearward, a transverse pin 74in the end of the lever 75 is positioned-in said slot or depression, 73, permitting the opposite end of the lever, as at '76,-t0 drop downward. The end 76 of the lever is provided with a laterally projecting pin .77, upon which rides a cam lever 78, 'pivotally mounted on one arm of the bell crank lever 79, 80. which is pivotally mounted on a shaft- 81. The link or arm 78 has formed up0n'it a hook 82 at such point that upon the initial rearward movement of the bar 66, the. hook will not engage an extending pin 83 on the arm '7. Upon the movement of any key of the series, however, as indicated in Fig. 9, the movement causes a slight rearward movement of the arm 7,.so that the hook 82 engages the pin 83. At substantially the same moment, as previously explained, the cam 62 of the end of the arm-7 operates the bell crank 60, 59, releasing the trip lever 53 therefrom, and permitting the engagement of the dog 55 with the rim of the disk 51. This causes a rotation of the double cam '54, which engages a roller 84 on the bell crank arm 80. and thus draws the'arm 7 and its associated parts the full limit of its movement. it will be recalled that the movement of the key operates the bell crank lever t5, serving as a stop for the longitudinal movement of' the bar 19. The operation in completing the complcmental movement of the rariouspurts to operate the registering wheel 48 is thus the same as previously described when the machine was operated as a key operated machine alone. and thus the rc; ti.-:tcring wheel is advanced a distance dependent upon the particular key set. As before stated. proper carrying mechanism between the different orders is provided, so that as thus described, the device constitutes and power driven computing machine only. As the parts reach their limit of movement, a cam face 85 (Fig. 9) on the end of the arm 78 contacts with the lateral pin 77 on the end of the lever 76, serving to lift the arm 76 sutiici ntly-to disengage the hook-82 from the pin 83 on the arm 7. and as the parts assume their normal its movement by suitable-stops or pins 88.

position, the arm 78 again rides upon said pin. In the rearward movement also the cam 62 on the end of the arm 7 contacts with the pin near the end of the arm 60, and being free to oscillate in that direction, passes bysaid pin' and drops substantially into'the-position 'shownin Fig. 3, ready-for the next 0 eration of the device. During this operation the cams 54 have made a half revolution, andfthe-oppositely extending end of the' 'trip Eel-contacts with the end of the bell-crank lever 59, and stops the trip 53 in itsinorement, and by the-momentum of the partsp0sitively disengages the latch or dog 55 from-its frictional engagement with the rim of the disk- 51,-but permitting-said disk to freelycontinue its. rotation. as :before.

- Unonajs haft .86, extending transversely through the machine, isarranged a series of dogs-onpziwls 87 serving as stops for theextending' :-end-- of thetrip lever 53 ,on-the -opposite side ofthe disk .from the arm 59. The. said shaft 86 extends to the exterior of themachine, as shown in- F ig. 2, and. there providedwit-h a. thumb lever 87!; limited in 'It will-thercforebeapparent that in order.

;t.-o ;operate the machine as a key setting, .po\v er-dr ven computing machine, as de' scribed, it '-Wil,l be.--necess ary to move -the thurnb lever, '(1 -(s ee Fig. 2). near the front part of the, machine in, order- .to positively move'the-bar- 66:rearwardly, as described,

.and tooperatethe.thnmbvlever 87.2; to reput. of .path bfthe .extendmg ends of ,the. triplever- 53,; .free end of the pawl 87 is preferably.formed with a slight cam lease'lthc .several pa. vl s .81. and remove them -fa c e, so that; it is force'd into position, as indicated in .Fig. *3, the trip lever is forced down, slightly, permitting a slight clearance between the end .of the lever 59. andthe opnositeend of the trip lever 53 for a purpose hereafter explained.

\Vhen itfis d'esired to operate the machine .as a key setting and. lever operated compi1tingl an d listing m achi ne, the ..following means 'inay be employed, referring particularlytoft-he computing operation: Upon a transverse shaft 88 is moiinted-the usual lever 89 (Fig. ;2) and as shown in Figs. 3;

.7 and 9, there is" also. mounted upon said shaft an arm 90. A link 91 connects the free end of arm with the end of the bell crank lever 92, 93, which is secured to and oscillates witht'he transverse shaft 81 heretcforemientionerl. Also mounted upon said shaft j and rotatable therewith, is a series of oscillating arms 94, each arranged to contact withia pin 95 on its respective arm 7 9 vof-the bell crank lever 79, 80, in a.

mannerto force the same backward, and thus oscillate the bell crank'lever .79, 80

.substantially in the manner before, de-

scribed. It will thus beclear that if the clutches are prevented from operation by a shaft 291 ,foreach ofathcordcrs except the last (where carrying will not be necessary) is mounted a gear wheel 292,, meshing with. the gear wheel 45, before described. Project-ing from the lateral face of the gear. 292

toward thenext higher order is a plurality of pins, extensions, or equivalent parts293 (Fig. 22), and also an extending. hub 294, which projects within the casing of the cam member 995 (Fig. 9.3) A suitable spring 96 is coiled within the cam member. 295 with one end secured to theprojecting hub 9.94; of the gearwvhe'el 292,:n1d thef other end secured to the said cam mcniber295, said cam member being looselyniounted upon the same shaft 291.- An os :i llating yoke'fl'l (Fig. 2%)..is pivotally' mounted on the shaft 98. Said yoke is constructed with an extension 99 and offset-shoulders 100 and 101,. and also with an inw ard l extending fprzo jection on the opposite side'102. Aflatch member 103 mounted on a shaft 1014: has a hoolg 105, sa id latch-member, being provided with a straight I faceadaptcd at certain points of the ope ratiori'torest'ppon the top of the extension 99'0f the yoke.- andat others to have't-he hook engage saidcxtension Zto prei'ent the movement of the yoke The latch member 103 also has an extending a'rm '10'7, whichis-arranged within the path of the travel of the'projecting pins .293. 4 secured to the cam member 295 in a direction toward the next higher order, is a pinion 108 (Fig. 231;), .which meshes with the pinion 109 mounted upon a shaft. 110. and having secured thereto another pinion 111. which meshes 'witha gear wheel 112 (see Fig. 17) mounted upon the shaft 37, and serving as a support for, the mitcrarheel L2, as shown. The forward moremrntof'the gear wheel IIZcarries forward the miter gearwiti and associatedparts, including the gear wheel 44, and thus advances the registering wheel 48 in the n'ianner heretofore described. The operation is as follows; v The rotation of the gea'rwheel .5 heretofore de scribed serves to rotate the gear wheel 2'92. The-r tation of the hub 294 of the said gear wheel serves to tension the springfiti in the cam member of the next higher order, sa id cam member being held against'movement by the offset 100 of the yoke 97, which is locked against movement by the latch 103. As the gear wheel 292 movesforward, one

. the yokejromthe hock 105 of the latch, permitting the yoke under the resilientflac'tion of we cam; member 295'to slightly swing away from said cam member. Tie complete movement, however, of the yoke is pre- "vented by reason of the fact that the end 7 of the extension 102 comes in contact with,

and is retarded by the proximate pin 293, thus permitting the flat face 106 of the latch member to rest upon the top of the extension 99. As the cycle is fully' Completed the pins 293 passesby the projection 102, releasing the yoke, and the resilient forward movemeut of 'the projecting tooth on the-cam member upon the projection 100 of the yoke presses the yoke away from it, while'the. tension spring causes the cam member to quickly move forward. One of-the' projecting teeth of ,the cam member, :however, in advance of that which has just been in contact with the extension 100, contacts with the extension-101 on the yoke and forces the yoke into the opposite direction,. to a point where the latch 103 again engages the extension 99 on the yoke, at'which point the tooth is released from the extension 101,

and the parts are ready for the next action. The slight forward movement of the cam member 295 carries forward with it the gear 108 attached thereto, the gear wheel 109, the gear wheel 111 attachedto' said latter gear wheel, and the gear wheel 112,'and hence the pinion 44, and as heretofore described, the various associated parts of the next higher order advance the registering wheel one point to indicate that one is carried from the next lower order.

It is obvious that in the first order there will be no necessity for a cam member 295,

since there is nothing to be carried to the lower order, and, in thehighst order there will be no necessity of a 'gear wheel 292, as there will be no higher order to be carried to; otherwise the construction just described is provided for each order shown on the keyboard- Y I Suitable means are employed to reset the registeringwheels, or members, or cancel the computation represented thereon. As illustrated in the drawings, the hand lever 89 mounted on the shaft 88, more .clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 6, has pivotally mounted thereon at 113, a lever 114, having the upper end extended-t0 form a thumb piece a stud or post 120. and provided at its opposite end with a toothed segment 121, which,

in turn, meshes with a pinion 122 loosely mountedon the shaft 49, which carries the several registering wheels or members 48. A pawl 123 is carried upon said pinion 122 and arranged to engage with a ratchet 124, secured to the end of the shaft 49. Each of theregistering wheels 48 has mounted'upon it a suitable pawl 125 arranged to engage with a ratchet 126 in proximity thereto,

which ratchet'is secured to the shaft 49' It will be seen from thisd cription-that upon grasping thehandle llh mlie lever 89, and at the sametime with the thumb moving the top of the lever 114 to the right, as shown in .Fig. 6, the extension 116'will engage the arm 117, and the-forward movement of'the leverwill oscillatethelever 11-9 with its toothed segment 121 and the loose pinion 122, the pawl 123 l'ooselyfpassing back over the ratchet 124.1. Asth e handle is released, howefir'fand the reverse action begins,jthe' pawl 123 engages the-ratchet 124,=rotating the shaft 49 a fixed distancesulficient tocancel the computation on the machine, or'clear the same. As shown, the ratchet 124 is provided with two shoulders for engagement with the pawl. This is occasioned b reason of the fact that the'registering whee shown are double, or carry-upon their f aces the numbers 0 to 9 twice. If the registering wheel only carried those numbers once, the ratchet would require but one shoulder. By this action the registering wheels are all brought into alinement with each other to display the characters naught or zero. The operation just described, or that required to move all the registering wheels tofa position where the iero characters only will be displayed, will hereafter .be referied to as clearing the machine, which is a term'frc quently employed in this connection, and is readily understood by those familiar with the art, Any suitable projecting pin, or

equivalent part 127, serves to limlt the os= cillation of the lever 119 in'that direction, to bring the registering wheels exactly into the position described, while a suitable spring 128 attached to the link 118 aids in the return of all the parts to their normal positions. r

To prevent any tendency to overthrow,

"bellcr ank lever 7, 8 reaches its limit of that isby the violent manipulation of the keys or otherwise, whichmight tend to carry the registering wheels. 1) the .properapoint bythe momentum, suita lemeansare pro- 'ided, which, in the preferred form shown in the drawings, areclearlyjllustrated in 'lf'igs. 3,-5and 9. Asshown, each registering =129extending laterally from; the face therewheel 48-1is provided with project ng pins of, corresponding infnutnber-with the inninber or characters :on thesiacejof the and Onemnother, to corrcspon -withthe distance betweensaid numbers. "A'

cam. faced resiliently mounted, pawlll30 in normal; position, is adapted =,t o exten'd between two adjacent pins such a manner that as the registering-wheel is rotated in the direction indicatedby the arrow, the

rearward pin 4 12 9 the faceof the I cam on the pawl 130, presses the same backward against the action of the spring, per-- 25,; p p dined face, e'e i ii 'i-th 'sion 131, constructed Io cooperate witha'pin' 132, carried ona lever' 133, pivotally mountmittingthe pin to 'passby the pawl, which immediately springs'into place between: the said pin and the' next succeeding one. The -pawl A is provided fwith an :'-in-:

' .ed on a shaft 134. Theother end of thelever 133 is provided with an extension or pin Y 135, arranged in the' of the extension 136 (Fig. 7) on the llgcrank lever 7, 8,

' heretofore 'Upon p t o of the" device, .whether :as key operated,

.85 power driven, '01-; lever "operated, seas to-0s-' cjllate the bell crank' lever 7 and 8,as heretofore dscribedpand through the cooperation ofthe various partsdescribed-to'move "the registering-wheels'48 a distance determined by the particular key. operated, as the movement and hence the register' wheel 48 has reached the proper point to indicatet he charactei' of the key operated,-the oscillating arm 136 on the bell crank lever 7, 8 contacts with the in 135 orrthe lever 133, pressing the end orward when the pin or projection 132 on the opposite end engages therewith, and leaving the same free to op erate as before described.

, Supplementing what has been previously said in. reference to the bar 66, it may be mentioned that when thebar 66 and its cooperating parts are moved into the positions shown in-Fig. 9, the functions of the keys -c ease to be an operating element, and

that purpose.

m d-ill) preferred vrner' zh anisni may be employed' to ,trahsmit' the 'moremcnt resulting from the operation of jthheys, as hereto fore described, to, the printing mechanism .to ons-crane operate the same. 'In the preferred form shown in'the drawings, as

shownj in Figs. 3,"5"'a nd ,9; and first drawing.

o'lfmeil integral"with,'or so connected as to oscillate with the arm 26 and toothed scgment25 mounted upon the shaft 11. The

end of the arin'138' is-pivotally con- "ne'cted to a link 139, having its opposite end pivotally connected to the bell crank lever 141, which is loosely mounted on the shaft 46, 3 Al'so'loosclymounted' upon the shaft 46 Figs. 19 and 20) is an arm 147 provided witli=a toothed segment 148, which toothed-segment meshes with the toothed segment-149 -(seeF 1g. 25) mounted on or connected to'the endof a curved bar or lev'er"150,--which' is looselysupported on a 'shaft 151. 'lhereis one of these bars 150,

constituting type carrying bars, for each ordershown on-thekeyboard. ;The type carrying bars 150 are downwardly curved in the form of a segment, of a circle, as

clearly shown inthe-sevral figures (Figs.

'i novcment of the keys for attention to 5,'an arm -or lever 3 and 25) and is prm'idedfwith a number .of longitudinally movable pistons or plun gers 152, upon ,the outer -ends of-which are formed the characters represented upon the keyboard from 0 to 9 inclusive. Suit able springs 153 are provided to hold the pistons in a retrachgd position free from contact with the face of the platen. A link 154 connected to the type carrying bar between the segment H9 and the shaft 151 connectssaid bar with the c'ndof an arm 155 (Fig. 18) loosely mounted on a shaft 156. The arm 155'. in the preferred f rm has a lateralh' projecting pin 13?. arranged in the path of the oscillating arm whi h is secured to the shaft 150. sprin 1P4 contacting with said pin and connected to said arm. Sl'l'VQS to return the parts to normal position when they are released for that purpose. The construction just hr scribed is supplied one f r each of the or- (l0l. indicated on the. kci'l-oard. the mun her of type carrying harswryospozrlin; with ti 2 number of orders. Upon the uwr 93 (see Fig. 3). For each type carrying bar means are provided to opera!- the 1 llO bars. As most (lem' hown in Fig.5.

and freeing the plungers from their restraint wheirsaid plungers are simultaneously driven forward under the impulse of the retracted springs 165 striking upon-the inner end of the type bar 152 in line therewith. Upon the return of the various parts to their normal positions, due to the in- 'fluence of various springs properly con- "key, as previously described, swings the arm- 26'with the toothed segment mounted on the shaft 11, forward a distance dependent upon the particular key operated. This same movement oscillates arm 138, which is connected to said arm and segment, a corresponding distance, and longitudinally moves the link 139 a measured distance, and oscillates the bell crank 141. As previously described, the toothed segmentl'19 is pulled'inwardbv the link 15 1 by.-reason of the resilient connection of the arm 155 with the arm 158. As said toothed segment 149 is drawn 1' to the right, as indicated in Figs. 3, 5 and 9,. its engagcmen't with the se ment 148' causes it also to move to the right, until a,

awl 192 carried onQthe arm of said' Se P a ment engages the fre'e end of" the bell crank. lever 141. This measures and positively limits the oscillation of the type carryingbar 150, and 'the'type. bar corresponding with the key operated is brought into aline:

ment between the end of the;cylinder 162 fllscribed, that the initial 'movementof the' and the plate'nf in a position to be struck by the plunger 163 when released, as here toforedescribed. It will be seen, as thus dekeys serves to set the typc'in position for istering' wheels shall printing, while the complemental movement of the keys measures the distance the regbe rotated to indicate the key operated. i

Means are provided to drive the printing mocha nism by a suitable clutch device, keyed or otherwise secured to the outer end of the shaft 50. Referring particularly to Fig. 2,

a. clutch mechanism in the preferred form, following in its-general plan the clutch mechanism heretoforedescribed for each order. is shown. As shown in the drawings, a disk or shell 192 is provided-with a projecting flange or 1'1111'193, A dogor latch 194 is pivotally supported upon a member at pointed the center of the 'disk, with a shoulder 196. adapted whenv the dog is pressed outward to firmly engage or cram upon the rim l93.- The dog is provide with an extension 197, extending outside of the rim and adapted to engage a suitable description given it. will be .said arm as it moves in that direction.

stop. 'ithin the disk is loosely mounted on a shaft, :1 body or member which is provided with a single cam in this instance,,198, upon which body is pivotally supported the .dog 195,described. Whenever the dog 195 is released from the stop, a suitable spring 199 presses the same outward, causing the end to cramp against the rim 193, firmly locking the body within the shell to the latter,-and rotating thecam-198, An armor lever 200 keyed .or otherwise secured upon the shaft 81 heretofore described,has a roller 201 arranged toride upon the cam .198, ;so that'as the latter is r0tated,.the arm is oscillated, serving to rock the shaft 8l togetheia'with the bell crank levers 92, 93, and

associated parts secured to said shaft 81 (see-Fig. 3),. This action will also tend," by

reason of the connection of the arm 92 on the bell crank with the link 91 on the arm on the shaft 88, to oscillate the hand lever on said shaft, unless provision is made to prevent itLfSuch oscillation of the hand lever,'-' under thecircumstances, is hot desirable, and as one simple means of preventing it, I secure the lever toav block 202 (Fig. 3) whichis firmly secured on the shaft 88, and is provided with an extension 203,

adapted to engage with the. pin 204 on the arm 90 when the. lever is swung forward. By this arrangement it will be 'seen when it is desired to swing the lever forward, it is through the intermediate connection jdescribed, connected with the arm 90, so as to oscillate-the same "and the associated parts, while on the other l hand when the clutch mechanism just described serves to drive-the device, the lever will remain-at rest, the arm 90,. however, being oscillated, but as each 'forward movement of the same, the pin 204 will move away from'extension'203 without moving the hand lever.

lileans are provided to control the action of the clutch device'described, and this, in-

t'he preferred construction shown, consists of a lever stop 205, pivoted upon a stud 206,

with one end extending into the path of the extension197 on'the dog of the clutch, as shown, and with the other end extending in the opposite direction from the pivotal support, and provided with. an offset extension or pin 207. A bell crank lever 20S,209,pivotally supported at 210, is provided on the end of the arm 208 with a pivotally supported cam 211, provided with an extension 212, arranged-to engage with a pin 213 on As the bell crank is oscillated or moved, the cam 211 engages the pin 207, andpresses that end of the level 205 downward, releasing the opposite end from contact with the extension 197, and permitting the dog to en- .gage the rim 193. The reverse movement of make a single revolution. A stop on itspivot, and pass by the pin 207 without;

atTectingthe lever 205. As soon as the earn 211 passes the pin 207, a suitable spring 214', or equivalent means, causesthe lever to resume its original position withthe end extended in the path of the extensionv 197 on the dog,' thus permitting the cam 198 to be employed to limit the movement of the lever and positively position it exactly as desired. A pin or bar 216 is" secured upon. the end of the arm 209 on the bell crank,

and extends to the exterior of the keyboardand provided with a head 217, ,which may be suitably lettered to indicate its use. A pin 21S serves .to limit the backward swing of the arm 208 of the bell crank, while aspring 219 serves to draw back said arm at the end of each operation ready for the next.

\Vhen it is desired to print without adding, for example as in listing, or when it is desirable to add on certain columns. and list on certain other columns;. means may be provided to disconnect the adding orcomputing mechanism to permit the printing mechanism to operate alone. In the pie ferred form shown in the drawings, thetransversely 'movable paper carriage is pro.-

vided with a bar or equivalent part 220, having ad ustabIy mounted thereon one or more tripping dogs 221 provided wit-beam faces 222 (Fig. 29) which, as the carriage is transversely. moved, cont-act with. the'roller 223 (Figs. 1 and 3) mounted on); lever-224.;

pivotally supported on a' shaft 225. The

opposite end of the lever 224 is connected-to? a link 226, also clearly shown in Figs. 4, 5

and 1c, whichlink is connected tO-the end,

of a swingingarm 227, firmly secured 1, ,3 rock shaft 231. Near'the outer: ends of said rock shaft 231, andnear the outer sides of the machine, are firmly fixed to said shaft, depending-arms 227i, one on either side and provided on their free ends with rollers 2'28. Cooperating -with-said oscillating armsand the rollers 228 are provided two arms or bars 229, pivotally mounted at .one end unon'the shaft 11, and

supporting at a point between the. ends, the

approaching the inclined face 230' on said" parts 229, permit-tingtheifree end of said; arms'to drop, carrying the shaft 33 and the connected parts therewith. By this opera- 215 may tion the several segments 35 are disconnected from the cooperating parts, thus prevent-- ingthe operation ofpthe adding mechanism, but permitting the free operation of 'the printing mechanism. Whenever" the carriage is moved to a position to free the roller 223,-from thecam face 221, the lever j 224 and the cooperating parts are returned to'their normal position by {suitable springs or equivalent parts, connected to the main arm 227 and to a fixed part of the machine,

tending to draw the several parts back to the normal position described.

The operation heretofore described refers to the printing of items as set up one by one on the keyboard. F or the purpose of printing totals, that is the total amount resulting from the-several operations on the keyboard, and as heretofore described when computing, suitable means may beprovided, which, inthe preferred form shown,vis as follows ,Rferring particularly to Figs. 3,

5, 15 and .20: Connected to the rear wheel 45 ,is a ratchet wheel;232, provided with'shoulders corresponding in position andpractice with the arrangement of -the characters shown upon the face of the registering wheels 48. A transverse rock shaft 233, also shown in Fig. 2, is provided with a thumb lever 234 secured thereto to rock said shaft,

'andlimited its swingby suitable stops 235. hifurcated'lever 236 (Figs. 3 and 5) mounted on astud' 237, extending from upon its opposite end two or more notches,

or equivalent parts, 238. A spring dog 239 also pivotally mourited on the arm 147, has

its end formed to cooperate with the indentations or notches 238 on the end of the hifurcated lever 236. An extending Sl\Olll der 240 on said bifurcated lever 236 extends in the'path of an extension 241 on the pawl 192 heretofore described, so that as the rock shaft 233 is-turned to the right, the extendingarm 242 thereon engages the forked end of the bifurcated lever 23G, swinging the same downward and lifting the opposite end, so that the pawl 239 engages a notch at a loweifi point thereon. This action brings the shoulder 240 inj contact .with the extension 241 on the dog 192, swinging the free end of the saine upward to clear the end of the bell crank lever 141. At the same time a pawl 243 drops upon the face of the ratchet the arm 147 heretofore-described, has formed wheel 232. The .said ratchet wheel is so--positioned and timed with relation to theregistering wheels 48 as to space'the proximate shoulder from the-end of the pawl 243 of such distance that as the-arm 147, and its arts, including the pawl 243, is

associated moved bae ward or to the right, as shown in Fig. 5, the distance traveled by the end of said pawl 243 to the proxim tte shoulderon the'ratchet wheel, will set the appropriate scribed. As clearly shown in Fig. 19, 'the engagcnient of the dog or-pawl 243'with the ratchet 232m themanner described. is permitted by reason of an extending arm 244 fixed upon the shaft 237, arranged in thepath of an extension 245"on said pawl 243. \Vhen the bifurcated lever is in the position shown in Fig. 19, the 'end of the pawl 243 is lifted clear of the ratchet wheel 232, and as shownin Fig; 3, the latch 192 is in position. When, however, the thumb lever on the shaft 283 is operated to rock said shaft, the lever 236 is operated, rocking the shaft 237, upon which the arm 244 is mounted, swinging the free end of said arm 244 to the left, as shown in Fig. 19, and permitting the free end of the pawl or dog 243=to drop into operative osition upon the face ofthe ratchet 232.

It is desirable, in devices of this kind, that some efi'ective means be provided, so that a key upon the keyboardmay not be partially depressed and-thenreleased without completing its stroke Such partial operation tends to disorganize'the arrangement and prevent the accuracy of the operation of the registering wheelsl Means may be employed for this purpose, that shown in the drawings .(Fig 7') being preferred. As

here shown, ,a bar 246 loosely supported upon the shaft is provided for each order on the keyboard. Said bars are provided between the ends-with a suitable aperture 248, through which loosely passes a pin or bar 249, firmly secured to the bar 6, which, byv the operation of the key, is depressed. The comparative sizes of the said bar 219 and the slot or opening through the arm -246 are such that the bar freely passes through said opening, when said arm is held in a suitable position, as indicated in Fig. 7; Any material change, however, in the position will-cause the bar to cramp in said open ing and be locked against further action untilthe opening is brought into proper alinement with the direction that the bar moves. The free end of the lever 246 is formed with inclined faces and arranged to cooperate with a pin 250 on the end of a. swinging bar 251. As shown in said Fig. 7, when the'bar 6 is depressed by .a key, the depending bar 249, snugly fitting the opening 248, loosely passes through the same. I Any tendency, however, to move the bar 249 in the opposite directhereof forcing the pin 250 on the swinging arm 251 away'to permit such action. A laterally' projecting pin 252' on the free end ofthe"bar.249 beneath the arm 246 causes the said arm in its upward movement, which is permitted by the upper inclined face commg in" contact with said pin 250,'brin'ging the parts into proper alinemeht,'near the limit of-the movement to engage the underside of said bar 246, and reversing the ac tion, force the inclined face against the pin 250, swinging the arm 251 away and permitting the end of the bar to pass above said pm, as shown in said figure. By this simple means it is necessary in each case,

after a key is initially moved so as to operate any of the parts, to complete the full stroke of the key,thus giving the operator notice of the error, if an error has been committed, and toroperly correct the same.

The ribbon, t e carriers therefor and the means for operating the same, together with the carriage, and various other parts, may be modified as desired, and asfI claim nothing upon the same in this application, they rerptiire no description.

aving thus described my invention, it is obvious that "arious immaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing from the spirit. of my invention, hence I do not wishto'Tbe understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement, or combination of parts herein shown and described, orfiusesmentioned.

l-Vh'at I claim as new'and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a computing machine, aplurality of indicators, aseries of operating keys for each indicator, and intermediate transmitting mechanism between the operating keys and the indicators, whereby the latter may beactuated by the operation of the former, in combination with supplemental operating mechanism arranged to coiiperate with the transmitting mechanism to actuate the indicators 7 2. In a computing machine, a plurality of registering members, a series of operating keys for each'registering member, and intermediate transmitting mechanism between the operating keys and the registering members whereby the latter may be actuated by the operation of the former, in combination with supplemental operating mechanism arranged to cooperate with the transmitting mechanism to actuate theregistering members. I v 3. In a: computing machine, a plurality of registeringmembers, suitable carrying ;mechan1sm,a series of operating keys'for each registering member, and intermediate transmittin m echanis n between the operating keys and the registering members whereby the latter may be actuated by the opera-- tionof the former, in combination with sup- .plemental operating. mechanism arranged to cooperate iviththe' transmitting mechanism to actuate the registering members.

4.1a a. coniputing' .n achine, a plurality of rqistering wheels, .a series of operating keys for eachregistering .wheel, and inter- 'mediate; transmitting mechanism between the operating keys and the registering wheels, whereby the latter may beactuated by the operation of theformer, in combina- I vtion with supplemental operating mechanism arranged coiiperate with the transmlttillg mechanism toactuate the register- Y ing wheels 9. distance dependentupon'the particular key operated. afin. V. p

5. In a compntingmachine or the like,'a plurality of indicators, .aseries of operating f keys for each indicaton-and intermediate transmittingmechanism between the operat ing keys and the indicators, whereby thela-tter may beactuated by the operation of the former, in combination with means for limitin the function ot-the keys to thatof controlling elements only. 4 Ina computing mac ne orjthe like and ';in combination, a plurality of'indicators, a

series of operating keys for'each' =register-' ing indicator, intermediate transmitting operating kc \,'s for each registering indicator, intermediate transmitting mechanism between theoperating keys and the'indicaters, whereby the latter may be actuated by the operation of the former, and means for limiting the function ofthe keys as an operating element to that of a controlling element only.

8. ,In a computing machine or the like,'

the combination of a plurality of registering wheels, a series of operating keys for each registering'wheel, intermediate transmitting mechanism between said keys and registering wheels, whereby the-wheels may be actuated by the operation of the former,

' crating element to thatof'a ment only.

function of the keys as an operating element to that of a controlling element only. v

9. In a computing machine or the like the combination of a plurality of registering.

wheels, suitable carrying mechanism, a se: ries of operating keys for each register ng wheel, intermediate transmitting mechanism between said keys and registering Wheels,

whereby the. wheels may be actuated by the.

operation of the former, and means operable at will for limiting the functionof the keys as an operating element to that of a control f ling element only.

10.- In a computing machine or the like,a

plurality of indicators, an individual clutch mechanism for eachindicator, intermediate transmitting mechanism between the clutch mechanism and the registering indicator,

whereby the latter may be actuated by-the operation of the former, and a series of controlling keys common to each clutch mechanism and its indicator.

11. In a computing machine or members, an individual clutch mechanism for each registering member, intermediate mechanism and the registering a member, whereb the latter is actuated by the opera;- tion 0 the former, a series of controlling keys common to each individual clutch .mechanism .its corresponding-registering member, and means operable at will for limiting the functionof the 'keys as an opcontrolling ele- 12. Ina computing machine or the like, provided with .a plurality of registering members, suitable carrying mechanism, an

individualclutch mechanism for each regis- I.

tering member, intermediate"transmitting mechanism between :the clutch mechanism and the registering member, whereby the latter is actuated by the operation of the former, a. series of controlling keys common to each individual clutch mechanism andits corresponding registeri-ng member, and meanswhereby the function of thekeys may be limited to that of a controlling element for the registering mechanism, as distinguished from an operating element therefor.

13. In a computing machine or the like, a plurality of registering members, an individual clutch mechanism for each registering member, intermediate transmitting mechanism between the clutch mechanism anh its respective registering .member, wherebyfthe latter is actuated by the operation of thel-former, driving mechanism for said clutth' mechanism, a series of control ling keys'ffor each individual clutch mechanism and-its corresponding registering member, and auxiliary means independent of the andmeansoperable at will for limiting the keys for actuating the registering mechanism.

I the like, provided with a pluralityof registering transmitting mechanismbetween the clutch 

